The primary goal of this theses is creating quality design solutions for CD covers with the combined use of graphical and painting techniques. Other goals are gathering the reactions to the final products and information about the interest of specifically defined public (young adults) for the imagined project. That project includes original covers done by young artists for young musicians. Interest of the defined public exists, as well as the organisations capable of turning the project into reality. The project being viable, it is concluded that graphical and painting techniques can be used in design for the commercial product – CD cover. The thesis is divided into two parts: practical work done by combining graphical and painting techniques and the following discussion. The second part is research of specifically defined public and questionnaire. The design solutions should be able to fulfil the demands of the modern market. They should be both aesthetically pleasing and functional. The opinion of examinees confirms that they are.
The questionnaire consists of questions accompanied by three graphics done by the use of different graphical techniques presenting the same motive. One of the important findings of the questionnaire was that aquatint is the most attractive graphical technique to the examinees. The questionnaire also provides the understanding of interest for previously described project.